Comment on Infant Viability Bill 2015 (Victoria)

Liberty Victoria does not support the Infant Viability Bill 2015. We believe that the regulation of abortion has been dealt with appropriately under the Victorian Law Reform Act 2008.  The Act already provides for abortion post-24 weeks which, in any case, are extremely rare and only undertaken in emergency situations.  In addition, we believe that criminalising doctors, as this Bill proposes to do, is a highly regressive and disingenuous attempt to wind back the 2008 law.

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abortion

Joint Submission for the United Kingdom’s Universal Periodic Review in 2017

Joint Submission for the United Kingdom’s Universal Periodic Review in 2017 submitted by a coalition of the following international human rights, fair trial and jurist organisations:

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Wikileaks. Julian Assange
United Nations

Privacy Amendment (Notification of Serious Data Breaches) Bill 2015

The draft Privacy Amendment (Notification of Serious Data Breaches) Bill proposes to make amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) to introduce mandatory data breach notification provisions for regulated agencies, organisations and other entities (entities).

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Privacy
Privacy and private life
National Security
internet
data retention

Inquiry into End of Life Choices

Liberty Victoria supports a terminally ill person’s right to die with dignity.  As early as 1998 Liberty Victoria produced a booklet titled The Final Choice – Considerations on Choosing to Die, and has in the past supported voluntary euthanasia Bills.  

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euthanasia

YLLR explores issues facing people leaving the prison system

What happens to people when they are released from prison? This video explores some of the many issues facing people leaving the prison system. 

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YLLR
prisons
Access to justice
Criminal justice

Use of regulatory regimes in preventing the infiltration of organised crime into lawful occupations and industries

In October 2014 the Victorian Law Reform Commission (the Commission) was asked to examine and report on how the law can better prevent organised crime and criminal organisations from infiltrating occupations and industries.

Regulatory regimes include licensing, registration requirements and fit and proper person tests. 

The Commission reviewed various lawful occupations and industries in Victoria and elsewhere:

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crime
criminal investigation powers
Criminal justice
organised crime
bikies

No safety in plan to jail more - Liberty

Submitted by Liberty Victoria on Wed, 12/10/2016 - 12:47

State Government plans to jail more people will not make Victorians safer, rights group Liberty Victoria warned today. 

"Practical experience of the criminal justice system has long shown that in many cases offenders who are imprisoned pose a greater risk to the community upon release due to the harmful effects of jail," said Liberty Victoria Vice President, Michael Stanton.

"That is especially the case with youthful offenders." 

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correction orders
crime
Criminal justice
prisons
Detention and the treatment of prisoners
victims of crime

Proposed changes to Community Correction Orders will not make us safer

Liberty Victoria is very concerned about the Victorian Government’s announcement on proposed reforms to the Community Correction Order (‘CCO’) regime. The reforms should be strongly opposed.

The announcement reflects a fundamental misconception that by sentencing more persons to imprisonment Victorians will be made safer.

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crime
Criminal justice
criminal investigation powers
correction orders
Access to justice

Sentencing (Community Correction Order) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2016 (Vic)

Liberty Victoria strongly opposes the Sentencing (Community Correction Order) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2016 (Vic) (‘The Bill’). It is an unnecessary reform to the Community Correction Order (‘CCO’) regime that further entrenches mandatory sentencing in Victoria.

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community correction order
CCO
crime
Criminal justice
Access to justice
Detention and the treatment of prisoners
prisons
Sentencing

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